Bruin II
Owner: A. & D. Ritchie
Area: UK-East Anglia
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: Larch on oak.
Built 1986 by Latham & Sons at Poole
LOA: 30' 0", Beam: 6' 0", Draft: 3' 0",
Straight stem, transom stern, white, varnished deck and interior, tiller & wheel steering, max speed 10 Knots.
Boiler
3-drum WT Built 1992 by Alex Ritchie at Wrabness
Fuel: Oil,
Steam drum 10" dia, mud drums 6" dia, 150 x .3/8" copper tubes, casing 34" high x 33" wide x 44" long. ‘Nu-Way’ pressure jet burner, fully automatic. 50 gal fuel tank, copper hotwell, 25 gall fw tank.
Engine
Compound. 3 1/4" + 7" X 5"Built c190 by Liquid Fuel Engineering Co. Ltd. at Cowes
pv valve. SLRG valve gear.
No.CR219. Gear-driven fp, LP Xhead-driven air pump, Kcond., 25 IHP.
Propeller
3 blades, 24" X 30"
Shaft: 1 1/2" bronze
History
New hull built for John Murch to receive machinery from his former BRUIN II, ex MARY ANNE. Acquired 1997 by J. Alex Ritchie and steamed from Poole to River Stour April 1998, Ref Funnel 100,101 & 102.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(John Murch) 1987